cak! cak! cak!
based on the Ramayana Epic
Prince Rama, his wife Sita
and his brother Laksmana
are exiled in middle of forest
cak! cak! cak!
Rama goes hunting a golden deer
at the request of his wife
who saw the strange animal
and has asked Rama to catch it
cak! cak! cak!
while Rama is away
Sita is kidnapped by Rahwana
taken to Island Kingdom of Alengka
cak! cak! cak!
Rama allies himself with monkeys
especially with Hanoman, white monkey
they build a bridge and cross to island
cak! cak! cak!
war ensues tremendously
until finally Rama defeats Rahwana
and is again united with his faithful wife
cak! cak! cak!
most popular of all Balinese dances
an element of the older Sang Hyang trance dance
a male choir praying obsessively to souls of their ancestors
cak! cak! cak!
a chorus’ obsessive voice
darkness looms over stage
around flickering light, of an oil lamp chandelier
sit in a circle, bare-breasted hundreds men
cak! cak! cak!
to rhythmic sound
of their own voices, they start dancing
to the sky, their hands raised
in unison, their bodies shaking
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem